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Silfab vs Tongwei - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Silfab
Canada Founded 2010 Tier 1
Read the Silfab review
VS
Tongwei
China Founded 2013 Tier 1
Read the Tongwei review
At a glance

Tongwei has the broader catalog (122 vs 47 models). Tongwei leads on peak efficiency at 24.20%. Tongwei leans bifacial (69% of lineup).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
47 122
Highest power
640 Wp 750 Wp
Best efficiency
22.9% 24.2%
Average efficiency
20.6% 22.6%
Bifacial share
30% 69%
Average warranty
30 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Silfab

Silfab Solar is a North American leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-efficiency, premium-quality solar cells and modules. Leveraging over 40 years of solar experience, they operate fully automated facilities in Washington, South Carolina, and Ontario, Canada. Their products are designed and...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Mississauga, Canada
Annual capacity
1.6 GW/year
Employees
800+
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Tongwei
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Chengdu, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Silfab Tongwei
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 47 122+75
Max Power 640 W 750 W+110 W
Avg Power 429 W 584 W+155 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 22.92% 24.20%+1.28 pp
Avg Efficiency 20.56% 22.59%+2.03 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.341%/°C -0.284%/°C+0.057
Bifacial Share 14 (30%) 84 (69%)+39 pp
Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs+0.5 yr 29.5 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

Tongwei skews to higher efficiency: 41% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Tongwei offers more 600W+ panels (53% of lineup)

Silfab cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: PERC (45%)

Tongwei cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (47%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.